Funding search · EIN 741938157 · Austin, TX

Shield-Ayres Foundation

Name: Shield-Ayres Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

350
grants reported: $5.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $10,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Shield Ranch Foundation1 grant · $500,000
Austin Community Foundation1 grant · $350,000
Bread for the World Institute3 grants · $90,000
Texas Land Trust Council3 grants · $80,000
Hfcc (Housing First Community Coalition)3 grants · $75,000
The Nature Conservancy3 grants · $75,000
Save Barton Creek Association4 grants · $60,000
Great Springs Project3 grants · $60,000
El Buen Samaritano2 grants · $60,000
Audubon Texas3 grants · $60,000

Giving over time

$1.9M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$2.1M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 350 grants.

$500,000
Shield Ranch Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$350,000
Austin Community Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$50,000
Bread for the World Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
General support of the organization
$45,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General support of the organization
$40,000
El Buen Samaritano · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$40,000
Texas Land Trust Council · Wimberley, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$30,000
Bread for the World Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
General support of the organization
$25,000
Hfcc (Housing First Community Coalition) · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$25,000
Hfcc (Housing First Community Coalition) · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$25,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
General support of the organization
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$25,000
A Rocha USA · Wheaton, IL · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
Hfcc (Housing First Community Coalition) · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
Land Trust Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
Texas Land Trust Council · Wimberley, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
The Nature Conservancy · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$25,000
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center · Round Mountain, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
American Youthworks · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Audubon Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Community Health Development · Uvalde, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Hill Country Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Mobile Loaves & Fishes · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
National Wildlife Federation - Scrc · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Neo Philanthropy Co Daughters for Earth · New York, NY · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Rise Recovery · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
San Antonio Food Bank · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Save Barton Creek Association · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Sugarloaf Pictures Llc · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texas Agricultural Land Trust · San Antonio, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texas Water Trade · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
The Safe Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$20,000
Audubon Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Caritas of Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Community Health Development · Uvalde, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
National Wildlife Federation - Scrc · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Rise Recovery · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texans Care for Children · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texas Advocacy Project · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Ut Foundation Benefitting Literacy First · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Waterloo Greenway Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center · Round Mountain, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$20,000
Audubon Texas · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Children'S Bereavement Center · San Antonio, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
El Buen Samaritano · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Great Springs Project · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Save Barton Creek Association · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texans Care for Children · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Texas Advocacy Project · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
The Safe Alliance · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$20,000
Ut Foundation Benefitting Literacy First · Austin, TX · 2022
General support of the organization
$18,000
Texas State University Development Foundation - Meadows Center · San Marcos, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Amala Foundation · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
American Gateways · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Austin Youth River Watch · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Borderlands Research Institute · Alpine, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Catholic Charities of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Center for Survivors of Torture · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute · Fort Davis, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Con Mi Madre · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Conspirare · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Families in Nature · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Dba Cibolo Nature Center & Farm · Boerne, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
International Justice Mission · Washington, DC · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
People'S Community Clinic · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Save Our Springs Alliance · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Shoal Creek Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Texan By Nature · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Texas Children in Nature · Manchaca, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Texas Land Trust Council · Wimberley, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation · Dallas, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
The Headwaters at the Comal · New Braunfels, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Trinity Center at St David'S Church · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
US Fund for Unicef · Houston, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Volunteer Healthcare Clinic · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Workers Defense Project · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
Youth and Family Alliance Dba Lifeworks · Austin, TX · 2024
General support of the organization
$15,000
A Rocha USA · Wheaton, IL · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
American Gateways · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Asian Family Support Services of Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Austin Youth River Watch · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Avance · San Antonio, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Big Bend Conservation Alliance · Alpine, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Casa of Travis County · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Conspirare · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Environmental Defense Fund · New York, NY · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Foundation Communities · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Friends of Cibolo Wilderness Dba Cibolo Nature Center & Farm · Boerne, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Texas · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Save Our Springs Alliance · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization
$15,000
Texan By Nature · Austin, TX · 2023
General support of the organization

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.